Graphics cards - Whats the best one?

Hi Again,

Life can be a pain. Two things in life that cause me grief are:-

I often get customers asking, "What’s the best graphics card to buy"?
I also sometimes get a bad case of piles.

Both of these problems have a very simple solution.

The latter can be cured via some horrible smelling ointment which when applied to the area of discomfort, soothes and relieves the pain.

The former can be cured by telling customers to buy an Xbox for gaming unless they can find 400 pounds for a graphics card which offers better performance.

Ok, so maybe im being a bit harsh. :)

Simply, it’s not about "what is the best graphics card", its more about what you can afford and the level of your existing hardware specification. In truth you can spend a hell of a lot of money on a computer to make it play games and in the end you have to ask is it not worth buying an Xbox 360 instead?

OK! So whats the minimum I would spend and what specification?

I suggest (at a touch under £100) Radeon 9600 XT for AGP ports or MSI GeForce 6600 256MB for PCIX motherboards.

Comments and questions please?

The Dog.